Supporter



F. Y.,l. FULTON SUPPOIRTERl FIlledSeDt 6. 1921' July'3, 1923.

Patented Julyl 3, 1923.`

UNITED STATES 'FREDERICK .mainsy FULTON, or SAGINAW,"'iviiciie'aiv..v

Application'inea'september 6,-19221, Vserial No. 498,666.

yTo all whom t may concern: p

Be it known that I, FREDERICK J; FULTON, a citizen of the United States,residing at Saginaw, in the countyl of Saginaw andY and ypertains moreparticularly tol anl .iin-

proved construction and arrangement of parts of a hose supporterwhereby-'thc ob-` jects of my invention are attained.

These objects are, first, 'to'provide a hoseV sup-porter of simpleconstruction that can` be quickly applied as a clasp to stockings orother garments and adapted to lie flat against the limb of the wearer soasto show n practically no unevenness in the vfit'ofthe garment. v

My improvement ,1s especially adapted tomeet the requirements ofdancers.

A further object is to provide a clasp for hose supporters that willfirmly grip the material of the stocking without stretching' or tearingit, thus preventing runs in the material. y

My improved clasp holds the material firmly without putting unduestrainor pressure upon it vand to that end the claspingl device holds thegoods by folding the material as distinguished from that type ofclasping devices in which the material is held by a clamp or vice-likegrip produced by the pressure or clamping action of the *claspl members.40 With thev foregoing and certain other objects in viewy which willappear later inthe specification, my improvement comprises the deviceshereindescribed and claimed and the equivalents thereof.

In the accompanying drawings. Fig. yl is an enlarged perspective view ofthe preferred form of my improved'clasp, the par-` tially raisedposition of the lower clasp member being indicated by dotted lines. 1

Fig. 2 .is an enlarged lside view showing the clasp members in thepositions they occupy when the topof the stocking is being inserted inthe clasp.

close Fig. 3 is a similar view, showing the clasp f Fig.` 4L Aisa lsideview of `theclzlas'p,'partly open, as applied to intermediate'thelengtliof a.longstockingI 'or tight',y

As is clearlyshown in the lidrawirigsi,"the

a sheet metal plate, tothe lower endof'whicli is pivoted a leaf'2consisting Jpreferably'of a-flatf-rame or sheet of meta'lhaving asoftedge, S'of rubber, orequivalent material,

lwhich may be inserted in the frame as shown in Figs. 2 and 3,orattached in anyoth'er` suitable manner.

Asecon'd leafor flap 4, also-.fitted with a` soft edge 5, islpivotedtothe ibody l at a point above the hinge ofm'enibei'@2,qso that'.y vwhenthev member 2 is-turned .'upwardly, fas indicated bythedottedflinesinFigli, and

is thereby made to overlap the 4lower .part

of body l, it'willgalso-goverlap the leaf 4, as vindicated infFigJ.-

f i To apply the clasp, the lower leaf 2 and A the4 lower end of body lare slippeddown y y inside the ystockin untilrthe edge of the stockingcomes un er leaf 4;., This leaf is f then. closed down upon body 1 andAleaf 2 is.

raised outwardly and upwardly, the stocking fabric with it, as showninFig.

2. When closed, the clasp and stocking fab-l i ric occupy the positionshown in Fig 3, `and yare heldv in'place by any suitable fastener',which'lmay be a latch, orfinger,slidably orl otherwise movably secured.upon the body 1.5

It frequently occurs that actors, acrobate and dancers'have tights thatare vtoo long. 1 After washing, the tights are stretched to.v

prevent shrinking, and if stretched tooinuch the wearer finds the legtoo.' long. My improved claspis adapted to beapplied to kthe t tightnear the thigh, to pull up the leg por# tion.l y In that case the clasp,is applied inf` side the thigh portion of the tight aiidgthe body oftheclasp lies flat againstthel wearers body.A The application of th-edevicefor this purpose isshown in'Fig. 4f, in .which-the material ofthe tightis shown extending ipo above andalso belowthe body l OftheclaSp.l

It has heretofore been commonforldanceijs to pull up the `tight and rollthetight around a belt at. the waist, making a large roll,y I 105 i 'lunder :or over the corset; andi usually draw-V ing theug'arment tootightfor convenient use` of the limbs..`- My improved clasp,j used as 1indicated in Fig. 4, will pull the'tight up tothe proper Itension i,without interfering l. v y with the actionlof the legs', the crease .inthe 'i 1device` consistsin'" a flat body-1, for example i `materialbeingl covered the usual rufflev 1 kclasp maybe fastened to the sametape or' v harness, if desired. The knee or anklelelasp andthe hip claspare independent of each trunk. y Y l My device is .also adapted -to`catchfa. hip

length stocking at the knee or ankle, as well as atthetop, and the topclasp and the knee other asto the strain. Regardless of the strain orpull on the hip clasp, the ankle need not respond, although both clasps.may be mounted on the same tape or harness.

ln the preferred form illustrated, I have shown the partsv of the deviceas made of may be employed and any vother construc-` tion of' hinge maybe used than that shown thin sheetmetal, but any suitable material inthe drawing, without departingv from" the s spirit-of inyinvention, asset forth in the By the means .above described, have produced a simple,convenient, yet strong and durable Clasp that can be manufactured atsmall expense and that willl not become accidentally unfaste'ned. It isnot-liable to tear the' goodsor cause runs vin thev material, and havingno outwardly projecting parts is practically invlsible when in use. l

in presence of two witnesses.

YHaving thus described my invention, what claim and desire tosecucfe by,Letters Patr ent is-v-m4 hinged to jthe lower*v part of said body, asecond leaf'pivotedy tosaid body above the point of attachment'of saidylower leaf, said leaves adapted when closed to overlap each other withthe `upper leaf between the lowerleaf land the body anda fasteningdevice adaptedtogreleasably secure said leaves in closed position.-

2. In a garmentsupporter, a body,l a` leaf hingedto-the lower'end ofsaid body,sa'id l. ln a garmentsupporter, a body, ay leaf leaf havingassoft loutery edge,fa second leaf j pivotedto said bodyabove the pointof attachment of said lowenleafwand `having a softouter edge, saidleaves adaptedwhen secure the free end of saidlowerleaf to said body,for the purposes set forth.

yclosed to overlap each other and saidvbody, and a fastening deviceadapted toremovably

